Are people playing Overwatch on the Switch? No one is talking about it.

Are you playing it on the Switch?

  • Yes

    Votes: 122 7.6%
  • No

    Votes: 1,476 92.4%

  • Total voters
    1,598

Derktron

Banned
Jun 6, 2019
1,445
Out of curiosity is anyone playing this game, no one is talking about it nor it’s on the top sales list. I’m seeing the scandal of Blizzard is making such a big impact on this game for the Switch. The Witcher 3 is being played and on top sales list.
 

vestan

Member
Dec 28, 2017
17,648
Would rather play Paladins, at least that's at a locked 60fps and is free.

Also I own Overwatch on PC and stopped playing ages ago. You're crazy if you think I'm dropping £37 on some shoddy handheld version.
 

Ryuelli

Member
Oct 26, 2017
11,237
Nope, I'm playing it on PC. Have all my stuff on there and see now reason to Switch to, uh... Switch.
 

watdaeff4

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,137
Blizzard Scandal is a part, but I think the bigger parts are.

Talk of poor performance in a competitive online FPS
Witcher doesn't have the same competition on Switch that Overwatch does (Fortnite/Splatoon 2)
 

rpm

Into the Woods
Member
Oct 25, 2017
8,956
Even without the China/HK stuff, why would I want to buy a 30fps version of a competitive shooter that I already own on PC where it runs at 144fps and looks far better
 

maximumzero

Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,183
New Orleans, LA
I was gonna rent It because I wasn't ready to drop $40 on a game I may not enjoy, but a lack of a physical release means this impossible.

Also the whole Blizzard being shit thing doesn't help.
 

Gestault

Member
Oct 26, 2017
9,543
I was ready to buy it (had the money put aside in advance), but I decided with their "no politics" policy re: human rights issues and aggressive enforcement of China's censorship policies, I want nothing to do with them. Their statements after-the-fact basically cemented it.
 

adumb

Banned
Aug 17, 2019
548
A couple of years ago I'd probably have been all over it. Then they pivoted to the League crap and left players like me in the dust.

Also Free Hong Kong/Fuck Activision Blizzard/Paedo Bobby
 

T002 Tyrant

Member
Nov 8, 2018
6,395
For me politics aside older single player games seem more worthwhile (Witcher, Skyrim, Doom) than multiplayer games that I don't believe have many people playing them. I'm probably dramatically wrong but I don't think many people religiously play Overwatch anymore.

Does it have cross play?
 

Zalman

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,654
I was actually semi-interested before, but the whole fiasco put me off entirely. I also think an online-only game doesn't really lend itself to the Switch's strengths.
 

StonerSage

Banned
Sep 22, 2019
176
Yeah been playing handheld, it’s been quick to que up in matches and the co-op event. If I do the search to see all games it’s number 1 right now.
 

BDS

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,845
Overwatch is three years old, the game is horribly unbalanced and un-fun to play, has been on life support for ages, has a dead and outdated business model, barely runs on the Switch, and also fuck Blizzard and liberate Hong Kong, so no I did not get Overwatch on Switch.
 

Mpl90

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,965
Out of curiosity is anyone playing this game, no one is talking about it nor it’s on the top sales list. I’m seeing the scandal of Blizzard is making such a big impact on this game for the Switch. The Witcher 3 is being played and on top sales list.
The lack of Overwatch in the Best Sellers chart is due to the fact Nintendo lists it as a bundle (Overwatch + NSO voucher). To see how it's doing, you need to check the list of all the releases (which are ordered by the amount of downloads).

To do so, Search -> Filtered Search -> Search

Currently, the game is

7th in the UK Paid + Free Items ranking, under Untitled Goose Game (1st in the Best Seller ranking) and above Bastion (2nd)
7th in the US Paid + Free items ranking, under Untitled Goose Game (1st in the Best Seller ranking) and above Zelda: Link's Awakening (2nd).
 

IHaveIce

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
3,019
Yes I do.

Just because it isn't being talked about around here doesn't mean anything Era barely talks about trend games. LoL for example.

Search times are btw also supershort.
 

Tofer

Member
Oct 27, 2017
9,376
No

  1. Already played it for 300+ hrs
  2. Game has gotten worse over time due to questionable changes
  3. 30fps lol
 

Scuffed

Member
Oct 28, 2017
7,639
Blizzard's bootlicking has killed all hype around everything they are doing atm. Maybe if the infamous friday statement drop didn't double down they could salvage this moment in time but as it stands they just sound like obnoxious hubris filled pricks. So ya fuck their products.
 

New Donker

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 26, 2017
3,968
Yup and it's pretty rad to have portable. Landed on motion settings I really like. Having a blast and wait times are super short.
 

Hero Prinny

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,692
Nah i dont personally see the appeal to it. Super late port and it doesnt even have cross progression so you gotta start all over with your unlocks. Just to play it at the dining table or something? I’ll pass
 

Gold Arsene

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
30,757
I was going to but then Blizzard shat their pants. Deleted my preload and I doubt I'm ever going back to download it again any time soon.